I have always had a slight fear of technology. I imagine myself as one of those crotchety old ladies that constantly complains about how things were better back in the day- when people weren’t slaves to their machines! Now there is a camera out there that can recognize human expressions by pinpointing movements of the [...]
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In Cuba, where the average wage hovers around $20 a month, soap has been deemed “nonessential” and removed from ration books along with toothpaste and detergent. (NY Times, Week In Review) Tweet
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Newspapers are flat. I decided to create a 3-dimensional page utilizing “traditional” tools such as an Xacto knife, a flashlight and a digital camera (Photoshop was not used to enhance these photos in any way). Tweet
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Day 2 – 1.2.11 Reimagined. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo with his daughter. Week 1 Rules: Manipulate front page image. Document with iphone. Tweet
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Walter Mondale (Jimmy Carter’s VP and a US Senator for 12 years) wrote “Resolved: Fix the Filibuster” for today’s Op Ed section of the NY Times. Tweet
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Today I was thinking about how and what I wanted to teach for my next cooking class series that starts next weekend. I feel all we need are some basics and practice to feel empowered and the juices will start flowing. We learn by doing and it is all about technique and ingredients when distilled [...]
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One of the most tragic things that can happen is when someone serves their country and comes back home and would rather be dead. This happens to often but in this case there were signs according to the article which had a stupid advertisement with a banana in it, next to this sad photo. I am tripped out by the placement of imagery in the news. The soldier left an unsent text saying “I dont know what to say, I’m sorry.”
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I have a running commentary in my head this morning, to not let the quantity of news overwhelm me. I get an email alert from a friend’s art blog everyday - Hyperallergic, and wonder how in the world Hrag can read and keep up with the random mass and quantity of artnews (this one is good [...]
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